Turkey

IFEX Member Initiative for Freedom of Expression - Turkey has called on individuals and organizations around the world to band together and stand still in front of various Turkish consulates and embassies in support of the peaceful demonstrators in Taksim Square.

Veteran CBC foreign correspondents Saša Petricic and Derek Stoffel were released from custody on June 12, 2013, 11 hours after being arrested by Turkish police.

Veteran CBC foreign correspondents Saša Petricic and Derek Stoffel were detained by Turkish police for 11 hours, making them among the latest journalists to fall victim to the Turkish police force's brutal crackdown on media personalities attempting to cover the Gezi Park demonstrations.

I am writing on behalf of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), a non-profit, non-governmental organization that works to promote and protect press freedom and freedom of expression around the world.

CJFE condemns the specific targeting of journalists by the Istanbul police as they attempt to report on the recent protests in Taksim Square. Just today, two CBC correspondents were arrested in Istanbul.